Thanks again for going through this and correcting any errors Concolor!

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I'm a Lover not a Hater: Jinx's desperate much? :)

Some people and alcohol mix in… interesting ways. You get your violent drunks, and your well… needy drunks xD

Mayabi Yoruno: So, I'd like to see BeastBoy meeting Jinx... XD
Good chapter, I didn't know if Raven is growing feelings for Jenny yet, is she? All this emotions seems dangerous... I don't want to see they apart if there are feelings envolved... Don't break Raven's heart! T.T

Ahah hope there was enough of that in this chapter! And hmm… I'm afraid she might be, even if she won't admit it. Can't say it's Rae I'm worried about at the moment though!

Spikesagitta:Uh oh, I never thought Gizmo might be able to realise that Raven is wearing a holo ring!

I didn't either until I'd started writing. Rae better be careful! :/

Concolor44: Taking this by turn:
Robin says: "I know this is difficult for you, but-"
Really? Really, Robin? You think?
She then does a great job of explaining to him why his cute little plan is a crock. (Although the 'blackmail' comment sort of puzzles me.) HOWEVER ... she didn't take the chance to back out when he gave it to her. I'm sure Lust had something to say about that, whether Raven wants to admit it to herself or not.
I'm ... ambivalent about that 'Robert' character. Maybe he's who he says he is. Maybe not. We'll see. But the idea of having him "out" Jenny is a good one, if it's workable. One telling point, though, is that he didn't hesitate or startle or anything when Rachael mentioned that she had a girlfriend. Either he's open-minded ... or he knows something about which he isn't letting on. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.
Gizmo makes me nervous, very much so. It would be just like him to delve into Rachael's background, stalk her, and find out that she's more than she seems. That is most worrisome.
And then ... Rachael's speech patterns remind her of Raven. Jinx isn't stupid. I truly believe it's only a matter of time until she figures out she's being played. Then the fireworks will be visible all over the state.

For the blackmail, I mean imagine if Jinx (or the other Hive Members) managed to figure out Rae's half demon. Sell that to the press, and Rae (probably along with the rest of the titans) and fucked! That's got blackmail potential. But yes, despite her complaints, see can't quite seem to pull the thing off. Ahah you'll see about Robert. Maybe you are just paranoid… or maybe not. Gizmo makes me nervous too. The little brat is too smart for his own good, really.

MiyuSuzu: Awwhahaha~
You made me smile. :P Not a lot of fanfictions make me smile. Keep it up! please! ^^ Absolutely in love with this story.

And you made me smile! I hope the story continues to entertain you!

Silently Watching: We have a little Robin-redemption here, I was not expecting that. Yes, Raven tries not to shove the fact that she's half-demon in their faces, but that's no reason to ignore that she reacts differently than other people. I never would have expected BEAST BOY of all people to understand that this is not a safe plan!
Oh crap, Jinx is starting to put the pieces together. While she may not look the same, she still has the same speech and action patterns. I'm curious, though, about how Gizmo (or Mike, is that his actual name in the comic?) was able to catch on so quickly.
Silently Watching out.

Ahah the thing is with Robin (and we've seen it countless times in the animation) is he wont grasp how the plan effects other people until they shove it in his face. And Beast Boy isn't stupid ahah he's just a little too laid back and happy-go-lucky most of the time. As for the Gizmo thing, yes. His name is Mikron or something (goes to check notes) yeah, his name in the comics is Mikron… he's also married and has a kid in the comics (sooo odd to think about haha) Mammoth's name is also Baran in the comics. Jinx is actually called Jinx!(as far as the readers are aware) Although she used the alias of Nicole in one of the comics.

: ...I just have nothing to say, this is like a hi-five from Jesus. I don't really how or why It is possible for me to be speachless but I am, you miss are a first... Oh unrelated topic how many "down under" jokes are made when you speak of the move? And hug a kuwala for me, I think they would be cuddly but I also thought that about fat toddlers and well, I was wrong they are more sticky than anything. But yes, back on task, good story and minim typos so keep up the good work and let it be known that you have done what few have before...oh what is there to do in alsralia? I know oprah and crocks that's about it, and I don't see you attacking a dingo...unless he draws first blood (for being speechless this is long, hahaha) pack the essentials last and have
fun living down under. Sincerely

Ahah, I'll take that as a good thing! And actually, not than many, yet xD The worst comment I've got is "If you don't come back with an aussie accent, I'm going to kill you." Koalas aren't near where I'm staying, but there'll be kangaroos. I'll try an' hug one of them for yah.Not moving till October though :)

Zire-7:Raven's right jinx is entertaining when she's drunk. Probably even more entertaining on a sugar high from six cans of mountain dew too. This is amazing and I can't wait to see what happens next.
TTFN!

Ahah she is. OMG imagine if she had like, redbull and Vodka… and lots of it 0_o That is actually a scary thought…. Glad you're enjoying anyway :)


Boy groaned unhappily as he glanced at the cheap alarm clock he'd put on the bedside table. The hands told him it was half past ten. On most days, the changeling was usually up by now, having grown out of the habit of sleeping past noon, but spending the night in unfamiliar territory meant what sleep he'd gotten had been very restless. He pushed himself into a sitting position, checking the holo ring was still firmly on his finger, before removing the earplugs he'd put in early last night before the two women had returned from their night out, trying not to think about exactly why he'd been wearing them.

The original plan had been that Beast Boy wouldn't enter the apartment until near dawn, however after they'd come up with a rather large list of what could have gone wrong, they'd decided on the earplugs, specially made by Cyborg to muffle even Beast Boy's keen hearing. Raven had then left various threats of what she'd do to the changeling if he didn't wear them.

Dropping them next to the alarm clock, he grabbed a pair of loose, navy jogging bottoms and a white t-shirt, pulling them on before heading out of the bedroom, one hand trying to somewhat flatten his currently blonde hair as he silently prayed the meta human had already gone home.

He came to an abrupt stop as the kitchen came into view, almost choking on his own spit in shock. "Dudes, out of everything I expected to wake up to; this was not one of them."

Raven cursed as the two women pulled apart, the empath turning to glare at the changeling as Jinx leaned to look around Raven's shoulder, still somewhat trapped between Raven and the kitchen counter.

"Don't mind me; I'll just make my coffee and leave you two alone." Beast Boy walked past them towards the kettle. "Although I'm not sure I need that coffee anymore." He ducked quickly as Raven picked up a tea towel and threw it at her team mate's head, having expected something like that to happen. "Jenny, right?" He asked, glancing at the amused looking, pink haired woman.

"Yeah."

"I'm Gar. I would say it's nice to meet you, but I'll hold off on the pleasantries until you're not attached to Rachael. Can I get you both a drink, considering those are probably cold now?" The changeling motioned towards two mugs of tea sat on the counter near the women.

"Laugh it up." Raven growled. "Because one more comment, and you'll start losing body parts. Starting with your tongue."

"Is she this aggressive with you?" Beast Boy asked, before quickly moving out of reach as Raven stepped away from Jinx.


"Umm, guess you want me to smoke outside, huh?"

Raven glanced up from her folder to look at Jinx. "Yup."

"Come with? So I have someone to talk to."

"Take Gar. Maybe he can share some more of his 'jokes'." She threw a glare at the changeling, who was sat in the kitchen, reading one of his comics.

"Lighten up." Jinx grinned, getting to her feet and moving the folder off Raven's knee before pulling on the woman's hands. "Come on, Rachael."

"I'd better get something out of this. The amount of times you've destroyed my hopes of revising…"

"You'll do fine! Five minutes won't kill you, Rae."

She glanced at Beast Boy before getting to her feet. "I will not be happy if it's cold outside."

"It's August." Jinx grinned. "Of course it's not going to be cold."


"Your roommate's nice. Well, he's more talkative that mine were."

"Too talkative." Raven grumbled as she leaned against the building wall. "If it's quiet in the apartment, it's because he isn't there."

Jinx stuck her free hand in her jeans pocket and rocked back on her heels. "How'd you afford to live in such a nice place anyway?"

"Gar's paying most of the rent. His parents are somewhat important people. I just got lucky in getting the room, I guess. Most students at the university already had rooms and what not by the time I got round to looking.

"You didn't know him before hand?"

"Nope. He's lived here longer than I have."

"You. You're pretty lucky."

Raven smiled, watching a car pull into the car park, having trouble to keep the smile in place as she watched Robert get out of the car and move to the boot of the car. She knew, with Jinx coming to this apartment, they were bound to bump into Robert sooner or later, however this was a lot sooner than she'd anticipated. She looked back at Jinx. "Maybe; a little bit. I can think of a few reasons why my luck is anything but good, however."

"Hey, Rachael."

The empath looked up as her neighbour walked towards them, shopping bags weighing down both arms. She offered him a small smile. "Robert."

Raven watched Jinx try and hide her face as she took another drag of her cigarette, trying to prepare herself for the amount of acting she'd be forced to do, half hoping the meta human would see through it so they could end the silly charade. The fact that she was picking up on the woman's bubbling panic didn't help settle her own nerves.

"I didn't know you smoked."

"I don't." She pointed to Jinx. "She does. This is Jenny, Jenny this is Robert, one of my neighbours."

The meta human cringed, before turning to face him. "Nice to meet you."

The man just frowned at the woman, before he glanced at Raven, and back again as Jinx started fidgeting. "Jenny, huh?"

The thief glared at him. "Yeah."

Raven watched the exchange with a small frown and a sinking feeling in her stomach. "Do you two know each other?"

"I don't knowJenny, exactly." Robert replied, putting a lot of emphasis on the name as he continued to watch the meta human.

"In other words, no, we don't know each other." Jinx snapped.

"Right." He glanced at Raven and offered her a smile. "I'd better get these put away." Robert lifted the bags he was carrying. "See you around, Rachael."

Raven didn't reply to him, as she watched the woman stood opposite her. "What was that about?"

"What?"

"You know what." The empath crossed her arms, her 'acting' already becoming old, as far as she was concerned. "That was almost hostile."

Jinx's fidgeting grew worse, until Raven was itching to force the meta human to keep still. "Guess I'm still a little… hung over." She forced a smile.

"I don't think so. You were fine this morning." Raven deepened her frown as she stepped into the woman, her hands going to rest on Jinx's thin waist. "Why are you acting like you're in trouble?"

Jinx turned her head to the side, watching the road leading to the car park as she answered. "Why are you asking so many questions? Does it really matter if I know him or not? Look, can we like, go inside?"

Raven could sense the woman was tense, and figured out pushing Jinx wouldn't get her any more information in that moment. Being honest with herself, Raven didn't really want Jinx to answer, not looking forward to how much more complicated it would make the whole thing. "Sure. But if you haven't told me more before you leave, I'm going to talk to Robert about it."

"Don't do that!" She cringed. "Fine, I'll tell you, just … don't freak out, yeah?" She glanced around, checking the car park was empty before she spoke up. "As uneducated as you seem to be about Jump, I assume you at least know who the Teen Titans are?"

"Yes."

"Let's just say I've been in more than a few fights against them. My 'room mates' too."

"You're a thief?" Raven did her best to sound confused, not sure if it worked or not, wishing Jinx would just finish with the explanation so she could fake shock and move on.

"Sort of. Although the media have dubbed my team as 'Super Villains'."

"You're team? Wait, I thought you didn't have any powers."

Jinx stepped back out of Raven's reach. "Look, I'm not Jenny. Jenny is just someone I use so I can keep my criminal life separate from my social life, when I do feel like going clubbin' or whatever. This-" she gestured towards the other woman – "Was never meant to happen. Any Jump local would 'ave figured out who I am weeks ago, an' even if they didn't, meeting my 'room mates' would have made them realise. It's not exactly like I've tried to hide my appearance from you."

"That's why Robert…"

"You know where he works, then? Yeah. That's why he recognised me. 'Cause I started the criminal gig before I'd even reached my teens. I have multiple charges on a list that's ever growing, an' I've broken out of jail more times than I care to count."

"So, what does that make me?" Raven wasn't sure she wanted the answer to this question either.

"I… don't know." She sighed, and stubbed the floor with her boot. "I'd better go."

Raven rushed forward, grabbing hold of Jinx's arm as she turned to leave. "Don't."

"Doesn't it bother you? That I've been lying to you all this time?" The meta human turned to frown at the woman.

"…Yes." Raven nodded slowly. "But I can see why you might lie like that… Look, we'll kick Gar out of the apartment – he has a lecture soon anyway – and we'll… talk about it. I'm willing to listen."

Jinx nodded slowly, letting the woman pull her back into the apartment complex.


"I did a background check on your girlfriend." Gizmo spoke up as Jinx tossed her jacket onto the back of the common room sofa, her thoughts too busy to pay any attention to what he'd just said. "Jinx, you listenin'?"

"Hmm? What?"

"I ran a check on that Rachael girl you're datin'."

"What? Why the hell did you do that?" The meta human scowled.

"There was somethin' about her I didn't like. Besides, you're gonna thank me for it."

"Why?" Jinx asked, as she moved over to stand next to her team mate at the computer.

"Ain't no files for a Rachael Roth in Romania. No files in America either. None that match her profile anyway. Your 'girlfriend' don't exist. But guess what I did find…" He typed in something on the keyboard, and an image of a young woman with olive skin and long black hair popped up onto the screen, next to a profile list.

"That looks just like Rachael." Jinx frowned.

"Exactly. Her name's Angela Roth. She disappeared almost twenty two years ago, about a year after she got involved with some demon worshiping cult. She lived in Gotham. Didn't you say Rachael lived in Gotham?"

"Before coming here, yeah…" Jinx shook her head. "Roth must be a common name. It's just a coincidence, that's all."

"Wanna know who leads the funky cult that woman was a part of?" Gizmo turned in his chair to look at his leader. "I'm sure you remember Brother Blood?"

"You're joking."

"Nope. Church of Blood's been going strong for a few generations now, and Blood's their current priest or whatever they call him. Say they worship some dude by the name Scath."

"But… what would a cult have to gain from us?"

"I don't stinkin' know." Gizmo shrugged. "Just be careful, yeah? Cause when everythin' between you two goes wrong, I get gloatin' rights, and I know how much you hate that."


"Rachael just found out Jenny's one of the bad guys." Raven announced as she entered the common room.

"That neighbour recognised her?" Robin asked, receiving a nod. "Talk about good luck. Now you just need to get her to invite you to their base, and get that amulet."

"Which is easier said than done. I'm worried about Gizmo. He didn't take to Rachael at all when she met Jinx's 'roommates'. He seemed a little too suspicious. If he runs a background check…"

"He won't be able to find anything to link Rachael to you." Robin shrugged.

"Hmm. That's not what I'm worried about."

"Where's Beast Boy anyway?"

"Wisely staying away from me." She replied. "He played his part a little too well. Jinx didn't catch on though."

"You okay to keep going through with this?" Robin asked gently, turning away from the crime scanner to look at her.

"So long as I don't have to do any more acting than I have today, sure. We're almost there, right?"


Sorry that this chapter was so short :/ I was sort of struggling with it. I'll try and make it up to you in the next chapter.